The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 97

Eastern Lu's hair was bleached in one night. The entire region of the world belonged to the king, but as the ruler of a country, he could only squat inside the walls of his current palace and carry out the final struggle just like the caged beasts did.    

It is said that defeat is like a landslide.    

If the Tiandu army and the city guards were not divided and remained a thick steel plate, Eastern Lu would definitely have the same influence and power as Long Zhaofeng in the capital.    

Unfortunately, Long Zhaofeng had executed his plan many years ago, and had even managed to infiltrate the Tiandu army and the city guards.    

In this way, the original stalemate had turned into a one-sided defeat.    

Eastern Lu felt bitter in his heart. He knew more clearly than anyone that he was trapped inside the palace, that he could only put up a fight like a caged ferocious beast and that he would not last much longer.    

Unless the older grandfather emerged from closed cultivation early and turned things around.    

“Gouyu.” Eastern Lu's eyes were flushed. “I was wrong, very wrong. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. I know that I did not lose to Long Zhaofeng, but rather lost to myself, lost the hearts of people.”    

People speak kindly before death.    

At this moment, when he reached the end of his life, Eastern Lu suddenly realized that Gouyu was always right.    

Except, there was no medicine he could take to cure his regret in this world.    

Gouyu had been fighting for three, four days in a row and was extremely tired. Even as a true qi master of eleven meridians, fighting for several days in a row still took a great deal of casualties.    

Princess Gouyu's reaction was very distant and aloof after hearing “ sincere words” from Eastern Lu.    

It's too late to talk about this.    

“Gouyu, I know you also underestimated me in your heart. There was no point in saying these words now that the situation had developed like this. Whatever happens, you and I are brothers. Eastern clan blood flows through our veins.” It was rare for Eastern Lu to reveal his emotions openly.    

“You were right, that's why I fought fiercely here for the sake of the Eastern clan.” Princess Gouyu's tone of voice was cold.    

“Ai! Gouyu you can hate me, I deserve it. Let it be like this. Gouyu, since the situation is like this, I only ask one thing from you. Take Ruo'er and Lin'er with you, and run as far away as possible. As long as my Eastern clan bloodline is still around, once the eldest grandfather comes out of his closed-door training, there will be a day where this land will belong to us again. This is my last wish. Dear sister, you cannot refuse this request.”    

Eastern Zhiruo and Eastern Lin, they were Eastern Lu's favorite daughter and son.    

"escaped? There is an invisible net that prevents everyone from escaping, how can we escape?” Princess Gouyu's mouth was filled with a bitter taste. Jiang Chen had stretched out an olive branch, but Eastern Lu had rejected it with an improper decision.    

Now that a large army was already here and the palace had been besieged so that even a drop of water could not leak, how could he contact Jiang Chen?    

Actually, where is Jiang Chen now? Princess Gouyu did not know.    

“Gouyu, chin lift. Even though I have been defeated by Long Zhaofeng, how can our Eastern clan run out of aces? I still have one last ace up my sleeve. Although it was not enough to turn things around and clinch victory, there was still a forty, fifty percent guarantee to open up a bloody path and cover your escape.”    

Eastern Lu's words expressed his death wish.    

Eastern Lu's gaze was somewhat bright after these words, overwhelmed by the clarity in understanding things.    

“Gouyu, you don't need to persuade me. This is the sin I have committed, so I will use my life to bear the consequences. In the future, tell Ruo’er and Lin’er that even though their father is a self-indulgent and useless ruler, at least he is the one taking responsibility!”    

Eastern Lu's voice became slightly choked when he talked about this.    

“The royal brother..” Although Princess Gouyu is upset by Eastern Lu's stubbornness and his adherence to her own judgment, and very much wishes that she listened to him so that the current situation never happens, she said, but they are siblings. Princess Gouyu's heart also hurt a little when she saw Eastern Lu like this.    

“Remember, find a way out of the chaos that will happen too! I'll also ask Wei Tiandu's help to help you. Remember, do not worry and hesitate, take advantage of the right moment, you have to escape!”    

Eastern Lu clapped slightly a few times after he finished speaking, and eight people dressed in black came out from the darkness.    

Your Honour.    

“Everything, now that everything has reached this stage, I can only ask you to fight with me.”    

“We are willing to die for His Majesty!”    

These eight people were all true qi masters, true qi masters that even Princess Gouyu had never seen before!    

“Gouyu, these eight death guards have been by my side since I was eight years old. Other than me, no one else knows of their whereabouts.”    

Eastern Lu took out a jade bottle and poured ten pills. “This is the 'Great Dao Berserker Pill'. After drinking it, it would allow a true qi master to double his strength in a short time, or even more.”    

The eight death guards said nothing as they all walked over and swallowed the pills.    

Eastern Lu's gaze was very deep as he looked at this pill for a while, then lowered his head back and swallowed it.    

“The last one is for Wei Tiandu.” Eastern Lu sighed lightly. “Are you all ready?”    

“We are willing to die for the king!”    

The eight of them spoke in unison, their words carrying a resolute determination.    

“Good, I will personally join the battlefield in a moment and attract their attention. You will help me postpone it as long as possible, and attract as many experts as possible.”    

“Come in, Tiandu.”    

Wei Tiandu entered from outside and swallowed the final pill without hesitation.    

“Tiandu, I myself will take over the battlefield and will undoubtedly attract many experts from the other party. You will be responsible up front. No matter what you do, remove the blood line, and protect Princess Gouyu and the others as they retreat!”    

Wei Tiandu bowed as he received his order, “As long as there is still one breath of life within Tiandu, Tiandu will definitely cover the exit of His Majesty's bloodline!”    

Eastern Lu nodded, “Make your preparations, someone send Lin’er and Ruo’er!”    

After an hour, the sky slowly began to darken as the next night cycle was about to arrive.    

Eastern Lu slowly turned his gaze to the faces of everyone gathered.    

“Are you willing to die in battle with me?”    

“We are willing to die for His Majesty!” The eight death guards, the Tiandu army, and the thousand royal experts all responded in unison.    

Eastern Lu's body moved, and he took the lead flying as soon as he finished speaking.    

“Long Zhaofeng, you have committed high treason and rebelled to usurp the throne. Dare you meet us in battle?” Eastern Lu was the ruler of a country and lived off the produce of his land. Very few people knew that he himself was an eleven meridians true qi master!    

Long Zhaofeng's army had surrounded the palace so that even a drop of water could not leak. It could be said that victory was already within his grasp.    

Long Zhaofeng's men had already planned how they would enthrone Long Zhaofeng, how they would celebrate and hang the royal yellow robe on it.    

“Mm? Eastern Lu?” A ruthless killing intent flashed in Long Zhaofeng's eyes.    

“Duke Long, this Eastern Lu is at the end of his life. He is struggling in the throes of his death by inviting you to war. We now hold a resplendent victory in our hands, why bother doing a single fight with him?”    

Long Zhaofeng slightly nodded. His existence is now priceless. Although he was not afraid of fighting to the death with Eastern Lu, he felt that the current situation was not necessary.    

It would be pretty useless if something happened to him.    

“Lu East, don't be naive. Get to know the situation and surrender with dignity. After all, you are the ruler of the country. I, Long Zhaofeng, can give you a dignified death. If you keep putting up a stubborn fight, when a large army moves forward, anyone can stomp you to death!”    

Long Zhaofeng was extremely excited as he tried to weaken Eastern Lu's fighting spirit.    

“Hahaha, Long Zhaofeng, are you a coward who avoids battles? If you don't even have the courage to fight, how are you going to command the Dukes' obedience? How will those under heaven submit to you?”    

Eastern Lu tried to encourage Long Zhaofeng to act.    

“Lu East, you are just a stray dog that has no home. With Duke Long's noble and precious body, do you think you have the qualifications to fight Duke Long in a single fight?”    

The Duke of Yanmen, Yan Jizhuang, was one of Long Zhaofeng's loyal supporters. He was the first one to jump out and start screaming.    

“Traitorous ministers and usurpers!” Eastern Lu decisively took out a bow and arrow and sent a whistling arrow towards Yan Jizhuang.    

“Who would willingly slaughter enemies with Us?”    

The ten meridians of Eastern Lu's true qi aura gushed out impressively, as countless arrows flew through the air towards Duke Long's side after that initial shot.    

He took out the large sword afterwards with a wave of his hand, leaping into the air and dazzling the eyes with that sword light. It was as if a dragon was jumping over an abyss as dazzling splendor shone. It fell onto Duke Long with a huge movement.    

“We will follow His Majesty in slaughtering traitors!”    

The eight death guards scattered on both sides and began attacking alongside Eastern Lu like wolves and tigers.    

After which, a large number of royal experts also took part, not afraid to die.    

Although the number of people rushing towards Soaring Dragon's army was like a rock sinking into the ocean, the instantaneous burst of power and death was still quite amazing of all these true qi masters.    

Lights lit up and sword shadows danced. Blood and flesh flew everywhere.    

In an instant, dozens of Duke Long's personal bodyguards were slaughtered to death.    

"Kill them!" Duke Long's eyes glared as he gave the order in a loud voice. “Anyone who kills Eastern Lu will become the ruler of ten thousand households!”    

At this moment, a tragic sight was drawn.    

On the part of the royal family, the royal experts and royal personal guards all showed a fearless and feisty attitude of doing this matter for their benefit. They crashed into the Duke of Soaring Dragon camp endlessly like a tide.    

At that moment, bloodthirsty cries shook the sky.    

Wei Tiandu brought along three hundred elite troops while shouting long, “Kill the traitors, kill!”    

His long spear danced as he also attacked the world outside the palace.    

Wei Tiandu was originally a true qi master of eleven meridians. After drinking “Pil Great Dao Berserk”, his fighting strength increased rapidly.    

A long spear thrust out like a dragon leaping out of the ocean, and a ferocious tiger descending from the mountains.    

The radiance of light shot out from the spear and made a large number of enemies fly.    

Princess Gouyu wielded a short sword while carrying Eastern Lin and Eastern Zhiruo behind her, following behind the three hundred Tiandu elites.    

He only had one thought at the moment, take his brother's children to safety!    

He did not think of the consequences and directly dove into the battlefield.    

After these three hundred Tiandu elites exerted their entire abilities, the battle power that exploded from them allowed each person to hold back another ten people by himself.    

Not to mention the addition of Wei Tiandu's true qi master raging eleven meridians. This made their destructive power even more terrifying.    

A small gap was created not long after.    

“Princess, quickly take Your Majesty and go!” Wei Tiandu immediately exclaimed as his long spear danced like a mad demon, sweeping away the soaring enemy like a tide beside him and stabbing them to death.    

“Oh no, someone wants to escape!”    

On Long Zhaofeng's side, someone immediately detected Princess Gouyu's intention to break through the siege.    

Long Zheofeng shouted, “Long Er, Xueer, take a group of experts with you and stop them. No one can escape!”    

"Understood!" Long Er and Long Juxue received their orders.    

Wei Tiandu was actually risking his life. None of his moves were defensive in nature. All of them were vicious and ruthless attacks that brought about tremendous destruction.    

Every attack and his movement was trying to create a gap.    

They only needed to make one loophole for Princess Gouyu and the others to escape the chaos!    

The streets in the outside world were now only about ten meters away.